Comparison

SpotAngels Parking & Gas vs curbcheck

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SpotAngels Parking & Gas

Find free parking, discounted garage rates, and real-time gas prices. Get street cleaning reminders and avoid tickets with community-sourced data and smart notifications. Earn rewards for contributing information.

Highlights
  • Find free parking spots
  • Get parking deals at garages
  • Check street parking rules
  • Street cleaning reminders
  • Find best gas prices
  • Earn rewards for contributions
Features
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Find parking, save money on gas and protect yourself from tickets with SpotAngels. Take advantage of the free 7-day trial. You can cancel anytime and will be reminded 2 days before the end of the trial! **Find free parking** Find spots where you can park for free and get their predicted availability. The information is provided by our community of millions of Angels who report open spots and take pictures of parking signs. Search and filter the map in 1 tap to find free parking and save money! **Get parking deals** SpotAngels offers deals at more than 5,000 garages and lots in more than 100 cities. Book in advance to get a discount compared to the on-site price! **Check street parking rules** See where to park to avoid street cleaning/alternate side parking. The map also includes time limits, meter hours and rates and no parking times. It supports residential parking permits in cities where they apply. **Receive street cleaning reminders** The app automatically remembers your parking location using your car's Bluetooth. It then sends you notifications when it's time to move your car for street cleaning or any other street parking rule. If you don't have a car Bluetooth you can still set your car location manually. **Find the best gas prices near you** The app shows you the prices of gas prices near you. You can filter by type of gas: regular, medium, premium. The prices are constantly updated by the community. **Contribute and Earn SPTC** Earn Spotcoins by reporting open spots and adding parking signs or gas prices pictures. You will be able to redeem your Spotcoins for money, discounts in garages or get free access to our premium subscription SpotAngels Plus. Atlanta Austin Berkeley Boston Chicago Columbus Dallas Detroit Hoboken Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Los Angeles (LA) Miami New York City (NYC) Oakland Philadelphia (Philly) Phoenix Portland San Antonio San Diego San Francisco (SF) San Jose Santa Monica Seattle Washington, D.C. Toronto Montreal Vancouver London and many other cities. Start crowdsourcing to put your city on the map! They are talking about SpotAngels: “The NYC street parking spot finder” New York Post “The solution to NYC parking tickets” Fox 5 New York "SpotAngels can at least make sure you avoid a parking ticket" The Boston Globe "SpotAngels helps drivers avoid parking tickets” San Francisco Chronicle “San Francisco parking app protects you from parking tickets” CBS San Francisco "Useful for finding open meters and free parking" Chicago Tribune "SpotAngels helps drivers find free parking and cheap parking, fast" Patch Los Angeles "The map helps drivers find free and cheap parking" Patch Seattle Happy parking :) We’re here to help at support@spotangels.com if you have any questions. You can find our terms and services here https://www.spotangels.com/tos

About

curbcheck

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Is that street-cleaning sign active today? Since 2021, Los Angeles street cleaning has been on a bi-weekly schedule, but the signs don't reflect the cleaning cadence! The city offers a website, but tbh it kinda sucks. curbcheck lets you find out in the moment with minimal effort! • See the street you’re checking on a simple map. • Check whether scheduled cleaning is active now, later today, or already finished. • Start a check from Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center widgets. • Use the Shortcuts action to check street cleaning at your current location. No account, ads, subscriptions, or saved location history. curbcheck covers Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Glendale, Long Beach, El Segundo, Monterey Park, Pico Rivera and Cerritos, plus daytime routes in Culver City and selected posted LA County routes. It is an independent app and is not affiliated with the city. Results describe scheduled street-cleaning restrictions, not live parking-enforcement activity. Always check the posted sign and other parking restrictions. An unavailable schedule does not mean parking is allowed.

Screenshots

SpotAngels Parking & Gas4 screens
curbcheck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: curbcheck at none against SpotAngels Parking & Gas's 6. curbcheck also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). SpotAngels Parking & Gas's advantage is chart position (#50 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SpotAngels Parking & Gas sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. curbcheck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpotAngels Parking & Gas ships an update fortnightly, curbcheck daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SpotAngels Parking & Gas versus curbcheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotAngels Parking & Gascurbcheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSweetch, IncAaron Meyers

Bugs and requests

SpotAngels Parking & Gas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes
  • Incorrect parking location detection
  • Inability to login or create account

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to report and update parking information
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Improved UI for alternate side parking
  • Real-time parking availability updates
  • Integration with other parking apps

curbcheck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SpotAngels Parking & Gas

Subscriptions6
  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • SpotAngels Plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

curbcheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpotAngels Parking & Gas free?
SpotAngels Parking & Gas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is curbcheck free?
curbcheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpotAngels Parking & Gas or curbcheck have ads?
Neither SpotAngels Parking & Gas nor curbcheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpotAngels Parking & Gas or curbcheck?
SpotAngels Parking & Gas ships an update fortnightly, and curbcheck daily. Most recently, SpotAngels Parking & Gas was updated on November 13, 2026 and curbcheck on October 31, 2026.

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